Patient Safety Monitor

Patient Safety Monitor Journal

Patient Safety Monitor features a fully customizable, Web-based crosswalk that organizes state, CMS, and Joint Commission requirements by topic. It also provides access to news and analysis on dozens of the most challenging patient-safety issues via the monthly journal, the tools and templates library, and the weekly e-newsletter.

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Issue 6, June 1, 2013 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Survey: Nurses believe quality programs ineffective

  There is a whole field of medicine related to keeping patients safe in ­hospitals, and many of...

• Stop administering contaminated medications ASAP

  In just about every hospital, there is at least one person devoted to keeping patients safe from...

• Hiring a pilot to guide a new procedure's safety protocol

  A transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) procedure replaces a patient's diseased aortic...

• The PSMJ Staff Trainer

  Test staff members' knowledge of healthcare-associated infections with the following questions...

• Physician excellence

  Editor's note: "Culture club" is a new Patient Safety Monitor Journal feature that...

Issue 5, May 1, 2013 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Strong for Surgery initiative takes patient safety outside the OR

  Conducting a timeout, including the use of a checklist, before beginning a surgery is a well-known...

• Successfully getting input from frontline staff

  By now, many in healthcare have learned from other industries that getting frontline staff input is...

• Do your patients LIKE your hospital?

  Patient satisfaction and quality of care matter to most frontline staff and other hospital...

• The PSMJ staff trainer

  Test staff members' knowledge of healthcare-associated infections with the following questions...

• Annual CDC report finds reduction in certain HAIs

  Some healthcare-associated infection (HAI) rates have gone down in the past few years, according to...

Issue 4, April 1, 2013 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Alarm safety is focus of new proposed Joint Commission NPSG

  The Joint Commission has proposed a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG) for 2014 related to the...

• NICU makes improvements to design, care

  In 2011, the 311-bed Lucile Packard Children's ­Hospital in Palo Alto, Calif., was beginning...

• MGH uses simulation to assess suicide ­screening skills

  Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) recently developed a protocol to use a Web-based standardized...

• Pediatric hospital uses quick huddles to ID adverse drug events and prevent future errors Automated follow-up key to success

  Healthcare has come a long way in identifying safety issues-even the possibility of safety...

• The PSMJ Staff Trainer

  Test staff members' knowledge of The Joint Commission's National Patient Safety Goals with the...

Issue 3, March 1, 2013 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Revisiting safe sharps to ensure protection for all

  Editor's note: Culture Club is a new Patient Safety Monitor ­Journal feature that focuses on...

• UV light machine helps reduce infection rates

  In 2010, staff at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, Mass., started to become interested in...

• Patient Safety Awareness Week is March 3-9

  It's time again for the annual Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW), an annual education and...

• The PSMJ Staff Trainer

  Test staff knowledge on The Joint Commission's emergency management standards with the following...

Issue 2, February 1, 2013 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• Supporting staff after adverse events

  Mistakes happen. Many times when mistakes happen in hospitals, the hospital's system and process...

• Easing pain, improving quality, care, and culture through follow-up contact

  All day and all night, healthcare providers try to help people heal and feel better. They take care...

• Improving the bottom line through patient education

  While there are many mandates brought about by healthcare reform, healthcare organizations are...

• The PSMJ Staff Trainer

  Test staff knowledge on The Joint Commission's medication management standards with the following...

Issue 1, January 1, 2013 - VIEW THE FULL ISSUE

• 2013 NPSGs bring no new goals, but difficult patient safety challenges remain

  On October 24, The Joint Commission released the new National Patient Safety Goals for 2013. The...

• Integrating care to make it safer

  Order from Chaos: Accelerating Integration of Care, a ­report of the Lucian Leape Institute...

• The PSMJ Staff Trainer

  Use this record of care quiz to test staff members' knowledge of Joint Commission standards...

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